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Rights of Passage
By ERIN CRABTREE | Aug. 29, 2007Orientation can either be fond memory or a dismal recollection. As a critical introduction to college living, freshman orientation allows students the opportunity to make friends and learn their way around the labyrinth of campus buildings."The tour of the academic spine was the most helpful," said Adrienne Whittemore, a freshman pharmacy major.
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Your perspectives
By Editorial | Aug. 29, 2007What do you think of the UB2020 plan?"I think it is a good idea to an extent, but UB already has problems with housing and parking already where do they plan on putting all these new people?"Andrea BadgerSenior geography majorWhat do you think of this years Fallfest lineup?"I only know of one of the groups that being the All American Rejects and I think there a good band.
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Ice custard happiness only a hop skip and a jump from south campus
By CHRISSY CASILIO | Aug. 29, 2007Although the cool winds of fall will send chills down students' spines quicker than we'd like to imagine, there is still time to enjoy one of summer's best past times: brain freeze.Rita's Frozen Desert Parlor, which made its debut to Buffalo earlier this August, is the perfect way to treat your taste buds.
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Bulls look to breakout in 2007
Aug. 29, 2007Since their season ended nine months ago the Bulls football team has waited patiently to strap the pads on and get back to the field.
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Veteran Bulls look to wrangle MAC
By ALEX RUBIN | Aug. 29, 2007With nine returning seniors, seven of whom are expected to be starters, the women's soccer team is looking to take advantage of their leadership.
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Scoreboard
Aug. 29, 2007VolleyballUniversity at Buffalo ClassicFriday:Baylor3Buffalo0Saturday:Stonybrook3Buffalo0Saturday:North Carolina 3Buffalo0
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An open letter to the University Community
Aug. 29, 2007With the upcoming holiday weekend, it is important to remind our community of a few important safety concerns.
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The Bread and Butter of Campus Life
By SHANNON WHITE | Aug. 29, 2007Every August students quickly pack up the must-have belongings that they need to achieve success for the long school year ahead.
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September Welcome events pick up where Opening Weekend leaves off
By JOANN PAN | Aug. 29, 2007The end of UB's Opening Weekend is a sign that the school year has begun, but that doesn't mean all the free Frisbees, t-shirts and events are over.September Welcome 2007 will pick up all of the slack, and then some.
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East meets West with Indian university exchange program
By FIONNA AGOMUOH | Aug. 29, 2007UB is expanding its borders by developing an exchange program with one of India's leading comprehensive Universities, Banaras Hindu University.Professor Panjab Singh, representing Banaras Hindu University, visited UB for two days and met with President John B.
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Big Names On the Speaker Series List
By Editorial | Aug. 29, 2007Students of past years have seen a wide range of outspoken Distinguished Speakers; from former Vice President Al Gore to former Secretary of State Colin Powell to political pundit Ann Coulter, the diverse population of Buffalo students has been relatively pleased.However, this year's speakers, like last year's lineup, seem to be even more disregarding of the need for balance along the political spectrum.
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Bulls fall in home finale
By ERIC LOONAN | Apr. 30, 2007The Buffalo softball team wrapped up home play in 2007 by dropping a double-header on a beautiful Sunday afternoon to Mid-American Conference foe Kent State.Despite an extra day of rest thanks to a rain out on Saturday, the Bulls were unable to keep up with the Golden Flashes, losing by score of 10-0 and 5-1.In the afternoon's second game, the Bulls were able to keep it close before falling short in the end.Freshman pitcher Sharon Barr pitched a complete game for the Bulls, going seven strong innings, allowing five runs and striking out five."Sharon (Barr) had done a very good job as a freshman," said Bulls head coach Marie Curran.
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Book of the Month
By NICOLE COLEMAN | Apr. 30, 2007Over the summer months, kick back and journey back to the Tudor era of sex, love and scandal in the royal court before and after the reign of Queen Elizabeth.
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Five lofty goals to fill free time
By AMANDA SHETTLETON | Apr. 30, 2007While trudging from exam to exam through mud, wind and rain, students across campus are looking forward to four glorious months of sunshine and free time.For many, when that last exam is over, plans will include more than just loafing on the couch.
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Season ends for men's tennis
By CHRIS RYNDAK | Apr. 30, 2007The dreams of a championship ended abruptly on Thursday afternoon for the men's tennis team.The Bulls were eliminated in the first round of the Mid-American Conference Championships, held in Fort Wayne Ind., as they fell to Northern Illinois by a score of 4-0.
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Take me to Hollywoodland
By MELANIE BOCZARSKI | Apr. 30, 2007The Hollywoodland Real Estate Group in Los Angeles placed a sign on Hollywood hill; it read "Hollywoodland." It is under that sign where souls are being sold for the moon and the stars."Lost in Hollywoodland" is a hilarious musical about Dexter Webster (Casey Denton), an aspiring Hollywood movie director.
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Suzan-Lori Parks' 365 plays come to UB
By ERICA BOTSIS | Apr. 30, 2007Award winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks is famous for many plays, such as "Venus" and "Top Dog Under Dog," but one of her most unique and controversial plays, entitled "365," was performed at the Center for the Arts this past Thursday and Friday by the Inter-media Performance Studio.The Pulitzer Prize-winner originally thought no one would be interested in a play like "365," with its unconventional form, in which sat down every day for an entire year and wrote the play, a culmination of 365 miniature plays."She has a way of connecting the past and the present by summoning the dead," said Dr. Marie Garnett, who spoke at the event and will be writing a book on the playwright."365" takes on new dimensions of theatrical viewing through digital characters, audience interaction and live dancers and actors.
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Bet you can't guess my Next move...
Apr. 30, 2007Imagine being able to see two minutes into the future, having to rush through the Student Union during lunch hour and being able to get to class in Knox on time.Think about it.
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Track team splits up for weekend success
By IAN MCLEES | Apr. 30, 2007The Buffalo men's and women's track team decided to divide and conquer this weekend as athletes were sent to either the Gina Relays in Michigan or to the powerhouse Penn Relays in Philadelphia.
